SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN 208 BELASCO’S RECOLLECTIONS OF ADELAIDE NEILSON 209 THE BLACK PEARL 211 MISS NEILSON’S GOOD INFLUENCE 213 “PAUL ARNIFF” 214 WANING FORTUNES AT THE BALDWIN 216 AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE,--JOHN T. MALONE 218 “TRUE TO THE CORE” 220 A STERLING ACTOR AND AN INTERESTING ESTIMATE:--WILLIAM E. SHERIDAN 221 LAURA DON.--AN UNFULFILLED AMBITION 225 “LA BELLE RUSSE” 230 “THE STRANGLERS OF PARIS” 237 NEW YORK AGAIN.--“LA BELLE RUSSE” AT WALLACK’S 241 AN OPINION BY BRONSON HOWARD.--WALLACK IN THE THIRTIETH STREET HOUSE 244 BELASCO AND HIS “THE CURSE OF CAIN” 248 THE PASSING OF MAGUIRE 252 BELASCO AND GUSTAVE FROHMAN.--THEY REVIVE “THE OCTOROON” 254 “AMERICAN BORN” 257 FIRST MEETING WITH CHARLES FROHMAN 259 EASTWARD, HO! 260 A RETROSPECT 263 A SECOND VENTURE IN CHICAGO.--THE LAST OF “AMERICAN BORN” 269 THE MADISON SQUARE THEATRE 271 BELASCO AT THE MADISON SQUARE 275 “MAY BLOSSOM” 280 FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND.--“CALLED BACK” 290 CHANGES AT THE MADISON SQUARE 292 A LABORIOUS INTERLUDE.--LYCEUM THEATRE 294 “VALERIE” AT WALLACK’S 298 MORE ERRORS CORRECTED 306 AN EXTRAORDINARY COMPANY AND A SUMMER SEASON IN SAN FRANCISCO 307 AFFAIRS OF THE LYCEUM 311 “THE HIGHEST BIDDER” 314 “PAWN TICKET 210” 317 “BARON RUDOLPH” AND GEORGE S. KNIGHT 321 “THE WIFE” 326 “A COMMON-SENSE HUSBAND” 327